Clancy Eccles

Clancy Eccles
Born(1940-12-09)9 December 1940
OriginDean Pen, St. Mary, Jamaica
Died30 June 2005(2005-06-30) (aged 64)
GenresReggae
Ska
OccupationRecord producer
Years activeMid-1950s–2005
LabelsClandisc, Newbeat
Formerly ofThe Dynamites

Clancy Eccles (9 December[1] 1940 in Dean Pen, St. Mary, Jamaica – 30 June 2005 in Spanish Town, Jamaica)[2] was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, songwriter, arranger, promoter, record producer and talent scout. Known mostly for his early reggae works, he brought a political dimension to this music. His house band was known as The Dynamites.

  1. ^ Some sources, e.g. Thompson, have DoB as 19 December
  2. ^ Katz